Baris Alper Yilmaz (born 23 May 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
He started football in 2012 in Rize Il Ozel Idarespor. In 2017, he was transferred to Ankara Demirspor, one of the 3rd League teams. After playing here for 3 seasons, he was transferred to Ankara Keciorengucu, which was promoted to the 1st League.
He transferred to Galatasaray on 9 July 2021.
His contract was extended by Galatasaray on 4 May 2023 to be valid until the end of the 2026–27 season.
Yilmaz became the champion in the Super Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragucu 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.
He played 3 matches with the Turkey under-21 national football team and scored 1 goal. He debuted with the senior Turkey national team in a 6–0 win over Gibraltar on 12 November 2021.
On 12 October 2023, Baris scored his first goal for Turkiye in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Croatia. |
